Gender Analyst

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 14/06/2024
  • Location: Jordan
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) actively supports Jordan in achieving sustainable development, leading to transformative change and tangible improvements in people's lives. This is achieved through the design and implementation of policies and programs that address the country's development challenges. UNDP emphasizes considerations such as Gender Equality, Private Sector Engagement, Environmental Sustainability, and Innovation, aligning local development solutions with the 2030 Agenda.

Duties and Responsibilities
Scope of Work 
1.    Provide Programmatic advice on gender equality and Gender Mainstreaming:
o    Advise on enhancing gender-responsive programming of humanitarian, development, and Syrian Crisis response funding in the Humanitarian Relief Coordination Unit (HRCU), the Foreign Funding Unit (FFU), and the Aid Coordination Section (ACS).
o    Working in close coordination with the Gender section/department of MoPIC and aligning activities with national gender strategies and policies while engaging with national women's machinery.
2.    Facilitate knowledge building and sharing as required by MOPIC regarding Gender-related issues:
o    Raising awareness and enhancing institutional capacities within MoPIC towards gender-responsive programming, promoting gender equality and women's rights through HD&SCR funding.
o    Ensuring that relevant staff are equipped to sustainably mainstream gender objectives and goals in their respective areas of work.

3.    Monitor and measure gender mainstreaming considerations in MOPIC’s relevant working areas:
o    Ensuring that considerations for gender equality are mainstreamed across the JRP, all knowledge products, as well as any criteria developed for identification and selection purposes.
o    Supporting measurement towards progress on the impact of aid from a gender lens.

4.    Facilitate Budgeting with a gender lens:
o    Provide technical assistance to MOPIC to conduct the gender budget analysis and implement the gender. indicators’ targets for budget programmes.

5.    Undertake an ongoing analysis of relevant developments related to the project focus areas, including Humanitarian, Development and Syria Crisis Response, gender equality, and women’s empowerment, and recommend necessary actions and adjustments to project activities.
o    Prepare policy papers, briefing notes, thematic reviews, and speeches, as needed.
o    Mainstream gender throughout the project implementation, including but not limited to undertaking necessary interventions and provide relevant inputs for highlighting gender related issues.
 

Required Skills and Experience:
  •  Advanced University degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in fields related to Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Public Policy, Development Studies, Human Rights, or any other related field is required or A first Level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree. 
  • Min. years of relevant work experience | Up to two (2) years (with a master’s degree) or minimum two (2) years (with a Bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment in development and humanitarian contexts is required.
  • Fluency English and Arabic is required

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